Tinubu Approves Posting of Reno Omokri to Mexico, Mahmud Yakubu to Qatar, Fani-Kayode to Germany, Sulu-Gambari and 62 Others as Ambassadors
President has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate—comprising 31 career diplomats and 34 non-career ambassadors—to various diplomatic missions across the world and to the United Nations.
This was disclosed on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, , in an official statement.
According to the statement, the postings follow the confirmation of the ambassadors-designate by the Nigerian Senate in December, after which the President approved their respective missions in line with Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements and foreign policy objectives.
Among the notable appointments are , posted to Mexico, to Qatar, and to Germany.
Other prominent nominees include as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, to Canada, to China, and to Australia.
Selected Non-Career Ambassadorial Postings
• Senator Grace Bent – Lomé, Togo
• Senator Ita Enang – South Africa
• Victor Ikpeazu – Spain
• Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu – Tel Aviv, Israel
• Mahmud Yakubu – Qatar
• Paul Oga Adikwu – Vatican City (Holy See)
• Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas – Philippines
• Reno Omokri – Mexico City, Mexico
• Engr. Abasi Braimah – Budapest, Hungary
• Erelu Angela Adebayo – Portugal
• Barr. Olumilua Oluwayimika Ayotunwa – Tokyo, Japan
• Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – Athens, Greece
• Barr. Chioma Priscilla Ohakim – Warsaw, Poland
• Aminu Dalhatu – United Kingdom
• Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – Beijing, China
• Hon. Tasiu Musa Maigari – Gambia
• Olufemi Pedro – Australia
• Barr. Muhammed Ubandoma Aliyu – Argentina
• Lateef Kayode Are – United States
• Ambassador Joseph Sola Iji – Russia
• Senator Jimoh Ibrahim – United Nations (Permanent Mission)
• Femi Fani-Kayode – Germany
• Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole – Ottawa, Canada
• Fatima Florence Ajimobi – Austria
• Mrs. Lola Akande – Sweden
• Ayodele Oke – France
• Yakubu N. Gambo – Saudi Arabia
• Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut – Seoul, South Korea
• Barr. Onueze Chukwujika Joe Okocha (SAN) – Dublin, Ireland
• Dr. Kulu Haruna Abubakar – Tunis, Tunisia
• Rt. Hon. Jerry Samuel Manwe – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Career Ambassadorial Postings
The list of career ambassadors includes seasoned diplomats deployed to various missions worldwide, including:
• Nwabiola Ezenwa Chukwumeka – Côte d’Ivoire
• Besto Maimuna Ibrahim – Niger
• Monica Okwuchukwu Enebechi – São Tomé and Príncipe
• Mohammed Mahmud Lele – Algeria
• Endoni Syndoph Paebi – Burkina Faso
• Ahmed Mohammed Monguno – Egypt
• Jane Adams (Nee Okon) Michael – Jamaica
• Alexandra Clark-Omeru – Zambia
• Geoffrey Lioma David Chima – Mali
• Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah – Equatorial Guinea
• Segun Ige – Lebanon
• Ruben Abimbola Samuel – Italy
• Ogechukwu Kingsley Onaga – Mozambique
• Umar Magaji – Democratic Republic of Congo
• Muhammad Saidu Dahiru – India
• Abdussalam Habu Zayyad – Senegal
• Shehu Ilu Barde – Ghana
• Aminu Nasir – Ethiopia
• Abubakar Musa Musa – Chad
• Mohammed Idris Haidara – Netherlands
• Bako Adamu Umar – Morocco
• Sulu Gambari Olatunji Ahmed – Malaysia
• Romata Mohammed Omobolanle – Tanzania
• John Shamah Shaga – Botswana
• Hamza Mohammed Salau – Iran
• Ibrahim Danlami – Kenya
• Adeola Mopelola Ibrahim – Benin Republic
• Ayeni Adebayo Emmanuel – Belgium
• Wahab Adekola Akande – Switzerland
• Esther Arewa – Namibia
• Joseph John Gergadi – Gabon
• Luther Ogbomode Ayo-Kalata – Sierra Leone
• Danladi Yakubu Nyaku – Sudan
• Bello Dogon-Daji Haliru – Thailand
Onanuga further stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already received the agreement from the United Kingdom for the High Commissioner-designate, Ambassador Aminu Dalhatu, while France has also approved the appointment of Ambassador Ayo Oke.
He added that the ministry has formally communicated the nominations of the remaining envoys to their respective host countries and requested agreement in line with standard diplomatic protocol.
President Tinubu has also directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately commence the induction programme for the ambassadors-designate and High Commissioners ahead of their formal deployment to their respective diplomatic missions.